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Knoxxi Health: Over 70% Mallam Market women battling hypertension

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Regular medical checkups and patient health data analysis by health-tech start-up Knoxxi Health Ghana at Mallam Market has revealed that over 70% of traders in that market have various stages of high blood pressure...

NHIA to spend over GH₵57m annually on free dialysis for all – CEO

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The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) is set to transform kidney disease care in Ghana with the rollout of its Free Dialysis Treatment programme on December 1, 2024, which will cost the state up...

Don’t sit on the toilet for more than 10 minutes, doctors warn

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Let’s face it—many of us have brought our phones to the bathroom. What starts as a three-minute visit can quickly stretch into 15 minutes of scrolling. Although it seems like a harmless habit, experts...

Ghana’s GAYO wins £1 million Earthshot Prize

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Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO), a Ghanaian sustainability startup, has won £1 million at this year’s Earthshot Prize event held in Cape Town South Africa.  GAYO is a youth-led organisation that aims to reduce greenhouse...

Old Mutual Ghana advocates for early breast cancer detection

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As part of our commitment to supporting the health and well-being of our customers and community, Old Mutual Ghana is proud to participate in Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October. We are calling on...

$1.6 million family planning commodities stuck at Tema Port for 7 months

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A coalition of 55 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Ghana’s reproductive health sector has urgently appealed to the government to clear the US$1.6 million worth of essential family planning (FP) commodities that have been...

AT Ghana donates GHS20,000 to 37 pediatric sickle cell unit

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Telecoms operator, AT Ghana (formerly AirtelTigo) has donated an amount of GHS20,000 to the Pediatric Sickle Cell Unit of the 37 Military Hospital in support of the 20th anniversary celebration of the unit. The donation will...

Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey to embark on “Red Band” protest

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The Ghana Coalition Against Galamsey has announced the launch of a "Red Band" protest, set to begin on October 10, 2024, to demand urgent action against illegal mining activities, also known as galamsey. The protest,...

MiKO Pharma to build state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Akosombo

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MiKO Pharma Gh., Ltd., a leading player in the pharmaceutical industry, is set to break ground on a new state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in the Akosombo-Akwamu Traditional Area. The ground-breaking ceremony, scheduled for October 1, 2024,...

UK hospitals to use drones to courier blood samples

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Hospitals in London are set to start using drones to transport urgent blood samples taken from patients for analysis to avoid traffic across the capital, BBC has reported. This is coming several years after Ghana...
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